Fantastic & enlightening insight into Adrian’s mantra & process. I was studying guitar-making in ‘95 when I first heard Dummy. It completely & utterly blew me away. 28 years later it continues to do so and is still my favourite album by MILES! It is majestic… an absolute masterpiece. Brilliant video… really inspirational. Those Tru-bass strings sound killer… will be getting some of those.
@adrianscarlett7 ай бұрын
My personal favourite is the live roseland ballroom album.
@MarkMark7 ай бұрын
It is amazing how Portishead albums sound so fresh, decades later.
@knut7 ай бұрын
The fact that he still uses the present tense, "I'm in the band Portishead", gives me hope we'll eventually get a fourth album.
@cinemar7 ай бұрын
Well they do still play live, but I would give up hope on a fourth album.
@cbrooks09059 ай бұрын
I'm an Uber driver, and I often play Dummy while I work. Just like In Rainbows, any time I play it I get lots of compliments. It's a great album!
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
Nice! Hope to get you as an Uber driver in the future 😁Love Radiohead's In Rainbows too
@intintoli5 ай бұрын
Dummy and In Rainbows are absolutely in my Top 5 all time albums. That will likely never change.
@setaside25 ай бұрын
All 4 Portishead albums (Roseland included) are simply a part of my life. They are building blocks within the framework of who and what I am. Nothing less. The idea of quietly sitting in on a session with Adrian and Jeff Beck just noodling about blows my mind. I'd love to hear what Adrian would do with Tal Wilkenfield...
@edwardmulholland79127 ай бұрын
I hope he and the rest of the band make another album - “Third” is a masterpiece.
@oldasrocks91217 ай бұрын
Wish this was about an hour longer...
@educostanzo9 ай бұрын
The fuzzy, rubbery, old sound that resonates so well in a rainy night. All 3 Portishead albums are fantastic sonic experiences.
@HTRism9 ай бұрын
"I'm not gonna be slappin the bass" wise words.
@bullittvolante82159 ай бұрын
Adrian is one of my favourite guitarists, very underrated. I love the fact that he doesn't care if something is expensive or cheap, it's all about the sound you get out of it.
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
The fact is that the person listening to the song doesn't know how much a piece of gear costs - just whether it sounds right on the record
@debradoner267624 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot Adrian Utley ! & Rotosound too...
@ActualKaktus8 ай бұрын
I think Third is Adrian’s masterpiece. A monolith of pain, anguish, and uncertainty without equal.
@postmortemritual3 ай бұрын
Portishead is the perfect example of quality about quantity. Absolutely in the antipodes of how music industry works, as well and musicians and producers just flooding everything with mediocre products, thinking on social media numbers, on going viral,rather than music itself. Portishead makes good music , doesnt need any of the marketing bs to be on the top of all times greatests bands.
@myeyesarewaiting8 ай бұрын
Living legend right there.
@michaelsnow725223 күн бұрын
what a legend, thkns for the music adrain
@JokersNtheOddball2 ай бұрын
portishead is one of the best things that ever happened. thanks for the sounds
@KsiazeIgor7 ай бұрын
Great interview, thx Rotosound! And that Glory Box solo... that's so modest, yet stylish and tasty!
@egorm89529 ай бұрын
What a legend! I envy him. His life is around and about music. Love Portishead sound. To me it's a cornerstone of British sound and music in general. Thanks for the video, @rotosound.
@theWARMJET8 ай бұрын
Amazing sound and playing with that Commodore bass
@chickenlickin38209 ай бұрын
That was great i loved that. he's such a legend, Portishead one of my all time favourites.
@TempleOfTheMartyrs7 ай бұрын
HAVING THIS GUY PRODUCING OUR NEXT ALBUM WOULD BE A DREAM
@Dave-el6rh5 ай бұрын
why don't you contact him then ...he's still in OC...
@TempleOfTheMartyrs5 ай бұрын
@@Dave-el6rh WELL THE MONEY IS THE MAIN PROBLEM HERE ......
@vincenzomarsden925915 күн бұрын
You blew us away and and stood there like nothing happened. I was 13 and couldn't believe it. Now I'm in my forties and look back on it and realized we'd had it right from the beginning. We should be angry.
@lucybroughton22379 ай бұрын
Hi Adrian if you read this it's Andy from our first band Eskimo Jo when we were at Northamton College. Like your stuff with Portishead better than The Army..lol. Well keep at it, it's great stuff.
@deaconddd9 ай бұрын
Man, in the nineties I was so into trip-hop , acid jazz and the Bristol sound I almost packed up and moved to England. Utley was and is one of my guitar heroes. Love his work including stuff outside of Portishead. Love seeing more about his process.
@buildingblocks82878 ай бұрын
the master speaking. what adrian created is absolute masterpieces and deeply inspirational... gorgeous musician and my favorite producer
@AndyMangele9 ай бұрын
A highly interesting interview with a man I deeply appreciate!
@remek_ember7 ай бұрын
"I'd ripped all the frets out of my Fender Precision copy, and that was the sound of Dummy" What a quote!!! Love Portishead
@bbbernardooo8 ай бұрын
mega - what a sound on Dummy. Hadn't realised he played with jeff beck - great stuff!
@justcallmesando9 ай бұрын
Unique beings creating unique sounds. Few things I love more than this.
@jimsanger9 ай бұрын
I've never tried flat wounds but I'm sold. Funny how much we're creatures of habit. Adrian's the best.
@stevespeak10079 ай бұрын
Your licks were epic
@caryconover8 ай бұрын
He is great, and this was super insightful. Love what he said about "spy" sounds. Portishead's music was the first music that stopped me in my tracks...it was so enigmatic yet so beautiful. I discovered them late, in 2001 and the "thaw" after 9/11
@itkapatanka8 ай бұрын
I remember Adrian when we were at Northampton Art college together in 1976, he was slim and had long hair back then.
@drwilliamlarge8 ай бұрын
We were all slim back then. 😁
@djsaeg9 ай бұрын
Portishead reached the timeless category
@mikeyjacob46547 ай бұрын
Please make more portishead
@unbearifiedbear18859 ай бұрын
One of the greatest bands of any generation ever. Absolutely without equal, sonically ❤
@MusicEnthuZone9 ай бұрын
Utley Brilliant!
@ManWalksDogs2 ай бұрын
waayyyyyyyy!!!
@grahamnunn89989 ай бұрын
Portishead were truly one of kind, I always loved that Adrian's guitar had that same edginess as Beth Gibbon's voice.
@dameonwalker89949 ай бұрын
Great musician, lovely chap.
@junkdlc57609 ай бұрын
If you go into a music shop to buy guitar strings, you are most commonly offered Ernie Ball or Gibson. They are both good choices. The reason I like Rotosound is the way they batch their string packs. If you want to get two different voices from the same instrument, get the Rotosound. You can get heavier bass strings with some of their packs, or if you want to stay high, spare thin strings in case they break.
@cristianz80219 ай бұрын
one string he plays you know is adrian, one the greatest guitar players and musicians
@MarkusAudio7 ай бұрын
When I understood the major role that guitar players had in Enigma, Portishead and Massive Attack, I began rating Mr. Utley to the max 🙂
@STRAIGHTP9 ай бұрын
My favorite band/group of all time. 🅿 The perfect moody dark blend of all the greatest genre's. I hope and dream we will get another PORTISHEAD album soon! Much respect Mr. Utley. and Thank you for the Video, Rotosound
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment! Indeed, much respect to Mr Utley and thanks for all the music 🎶
@craigiefconcert64937 ай бұрын
I also love the black trubass strings but they sound amazing on that bass. Just a cheap bass but totally sounds deep and full. I had a set of these on a fretless and they lasted decades.
@brahminowsky8 ай бұрын
Thank you for Your music!!! love and respect from Romania! Cheers
@dennishockaday15099 ай бұрын
Underrated guitar player.
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
Adrian always finds parts that are sonically interesting without getting in the way of the song
@nicolasgeiser15569 ай бұрын
32 M view - Portishead - Glory Box... so is not so underrated, i think
@blahqwe9 ай бұрын
@@nicolasgeiser1556 It is the norm for a compliment, 'they're underrated' even if they're widely known.
@wm15736 ай бұрын
201 million streams in spotify. combine that with other streaming platforms. it probably has like 500 million streams lol. nobody uses youtube to listen to music these days@@nicolasgeiser1556
@alanpods27 ай бұрын
I was so hoping he would play just one tiny bit of a Portishead riff 🙏
@MilesBorg16 күн бұрын
Legend
@pollinatorsband9 ай бұрын
What a rad player!
@paddyconn33449 ай бұрын
superb little piece!! more more more!
@streamofconsciousness58269 ай бұрын
It's best not to learn the songs of your Heroes, they lose the Magic. And I got to the point when I figured out enough Alex Lifeson that it became apparent that he was only using the same 12 notes as everyone else, and got mad, I soon figured out the next step in the learning process and realized it was his Combinations of the Notes. And as I learned more Music I could see how unique he was. Then I realized what turned me on to Music was Geddy's Bass on Moving Pictures. I had no idea what a Bass was. Before the Internet we was real slow learners. I don't know any Hendrix but the Main Riffs you had to learn, mostly because he tunes Down to Eb and it feels odd on anything but a Strat, lots of Eb players I don't know much from, they are a inspiration more than a influence. 🍁
@BarryWarne7 ай бұрын
bass looks like an Aria variant from early 1970s, had a couple and they were deceptively decent
@breevwhyman29857 ай бұрын
such a class act Adrian ....Portishead, ---------> 100 percent "pure class" in music You are a hero for music
@JamesFordMusic9 ай бұрын
Great to see the our generation series back 😊
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
Thanks James! You're episode is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4Sbg3yofpmfrNUsi=mrwzSfomMEVkB9Uw
@poindextertunes9 ай бұрын
portishead is under appreciated imo. theres nothing else like them executed at that high of a level of production. the odd and even harmonics of their records are brilliant
@julesl69108 ай бұрын
Live in Roseland is my favorite live concert, I think it is the most fantastic and unique live concert I've seen, blending all sorts of technologies like echoplex and synthesizers with a live orchestra it is always a joy to watch.
@elcasho7 ай бұрын
Love Portishead! More please
@alexgordonepic7 ай бұрын
i would like to add that marshal 100 watt amp heads with 4 12 cabs aka "stacks"were the loudest amps made at that time. jimi hendrix wanted something louder than what his usa supro combos could give him. marshal was the first to make a stack and jimi bought a few retail as soon as he heard about them because they were the LOUDEST thing on the market. :) . he then was sponsored by sunn who came out with their own head and cab units. i know marshal lovers will point out that it is "jimis"amp and that may be true but also the reason behind that initially was that they were insanely loud. the absolutely loudest guitar amp ever made at that time. so no one had ever heard someone play guitar that loud before. literally. :)
@acb98967 ай бұрын
Not sure what "spy sounds" are. I'm going with the music he heard in Bond movies growing up. Or that '60 general twangy but not surf guitar. Love Portishead and their "spy sounds"
@ManWalksDogs2 ай бұрын
during the height of the cold war there were tons of tv & movies (certainly in the uk, at least) based around the spy aesthetic, not just those earliest bond films. i'm not a musician so i find it hard to describe the sounds in any technical detail, but there was defiunitely a familiar vibe about them, plus i suppose one successful series or film might get aped by the next and the next to the point that it then becomes an expected blueprint, spy film by numbers. but yeah, jangly, cold, echoey but not upbeat & surfy. lots of space between, haunting, creepy & paranoid, but at times cool & suave (the bond effect). all quite bleak & war torn landscapes. somewhat industrial & metallic. does that help paint a picture?
@iREALmedia9 ай бұрын
We were there watching him when they played in Ottawa Canada like 23 years ago. Brilliant thank you! I just worry your female singer smokes too much.
@ManekiNico9 ай бұрын
At the Congress Centre, right? I was there too! In my top three best concerts. Surprised by how powerful Beth’s voice could get.
@pentagrimes7 ай бұрын
An absolute hero.
@DemosInTheDark8 ай бұрын
this is amazing. thank you!
@jackedkerouac44148 ай бұрын
As a record collector certain finds give me a massive dopamine boost. Dummy was one of them. Come on UHQR we need a Dummy reissue!
@ManWalksDogs2 ай бұрын
ignoring the bootleg 'reissue' on coloured vinyl in 2020, the last official reissue was 2017; you can probably got hold of a copy of one of those on discogs marketplace... before that 2014, 2012 & 2000 (then the originals from 1994).
@seventeendegree9 ай бұрын
Beautiful portrait of him! The Portishead concert at Roseland got me into trip hop and the guitar parts are a big reason for this.
@defsantiago9 ай бұрын
Such a fantastic interview with a phenomenal, incredibly influential band. Love it!
@MartinYamMoller9 ай бұрын
Good interview🙏👍
@6lu5ky867 ай бұрын
This man's voice brings me all the way back to Sonic State. Man, what a ride!
@michaelm93517 ай бұрын
I love Portishead's Dummy album, and I love how UK folks say things like "utter shite"
@UrbanTaxi999 ай бұрын
One of the inspiring producers of our time.
@neonerbse.9 ай бұрын
Great Artist 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
@grantrobertdavies9 ай бұрын
Great Video :) Awesome Production and Fantastic Lighting :) I’ve Played Rotosound flats on my p-bass for years!!!
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
Cheers Grant! The lighting was mostly the natural light coming in from the windows. Adrian's studio has a wonderful vibe
@MattXScott9 ай бұрын
My guitar hero!
@OTOss89 ай бұрын
Man, I wish they'd played a few more live shows.
@dikenlikalp7 ай бұрын
What I respect most about Portishead and mr. Utley is that after more than a decade they manage to invent themselves and came with a solid third album. Maybe more solid than the others. And I am very very glad to see them live in Istanbul.
@TheJamie19659 ай бұрын
Would have liked him to have gone through a few of his guitar tones and effects
@BobMaulucci9 ай бұрын
Just got a short scale bass, and I bet those 88's would be brilliant on it. Hmm.
@veerchasm19 ай бұрын
Quit talking and make a 4th Portishead album already! 😂👍🏻
@nathanakpe48975 ай бұрын
They owe you nothing
@chrispeare25 күн бұрын
Portishead has the best discography in music. Easily.
@chrisandersen56357 ай бұрын
Please??!! 🙏 May we have another Portishead album?
@Johnnybananass-_9 ай бұрын
commodore was an Aria parent brand offshoot for a sales catalogue . I think the aria parent was called matsuoka
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the insightful information
@jasondorsey71109 ай бұрын
@@rotosound_ukMatsumoku was the manufacturer...they did indeed make the Aria brand, as well as Epiphone from '69-'86
@Wrecktoid8 ай бұрын
That was great!
@mozdickson9 ай бұрын
I play 20 chords. I barely know Portishead. I absolutely enjoyed this - everything about it. Thanks
@empireoflightz9 ай бұрын
WILL WE PLEASE GET THAT FOURTH ALBUM BEFORE ONE OF YOU GUYS.... I'm not even gonna say it. Give us one more album pleaaase.
@skriptico9 ай бұрын
very interesting.
@blissfulhumanoid95367 ай бұрын
Cool video! Anyone know the the exact name of the vintage acoustic in the background in the middle? Thanks
@lofikorean70519 ай бұрын
legened
@commodore748 ай бұрын
Gold
@christopher_ecclestone9 ай бұрын
If they're goid enough for for Adrian Utley, theyre good enough for me. I need some new strings, so these will be my next purchase. Ive never tried Rotosounds before.
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
Nice one! Give them a spin - you'll never go back
@design8r9 ай бұрын
most awesome! P=❤
@rytmonorm8 ай бұрын
A true top quality artist/producer of my generation 👏
@noelghallager46729 ай бұрын
stand up bloke... cheers
@Slotermeyer9 ай бұрын
New song!
@Nepidemicofmannequins9 ай бұрын
💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
@jrtostoi9 ай бұрын
💜💜💜💜
@edglue61388 ай бұрын
Slapaa da bass 😭😭
@bazZzment7 ай бұрын
What a great video, thanks a lot for that! Did anyone catch the bass amp he's playing through? Sounds phenomenal!
@user-lz7po7qu6y6 күн бұрын
New album?
@flutter87128 ай бұрын
I think he underestimates its own work or is very humble. Dummy is one of a kind trip hop album like The Mezzanine.
@johanneshej49409 ай бұрын
Wow that’s just the bass sound I’ve been trying to get myself on my recordings, the Mccartney/Kaye sound with pick. I think I’ve managed to get it but maybe I should get some flat wound strings too?
@rotosound_uk9 ай бұрын
You should give them a go - strings have a huge effect on the sound
@geraldfriend2566 ай бұрын
Have you tried a mute first? Not against flats though. Carol Kaye had a foam mute under the strings and played with a pick. Oh yeah she used roundwounds
@brianjauch99589 ай бұрын
Hold your groove together with Rotosound strings! The Who, The Who sellout lp.
@dmitrivincent14332 ай бұрын
Michelle Grant from France ? Does anybody know this artist or bass player? Interested to explore!
@rotosound_uk2 ай бұрын
I believe that Adrian is referring to Michel Legrand